Izaak Reijnders Explained

Honorific Prefix:General
Izaak Reijnders
Office:Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces
Term Start:28 August 1939
Term End:6 February 1940
Predecessor:Vacant (1919-1939)
Lieutenant general Willem Frederik Pop
Successor:General Henri Winkelman
Birth Date:1879 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Onstwedde, Netherlands
Death Place:The Hague, Netherlands
Allegiance: Netherlands
Serviceyears:1896-1940
Rank: General

Izaak Herman Reijnders (27 March 1879 – 31 December 1966) was in charge of the Dutch military high command just prior to World War II. He was replaced by Henri Winkelman after Reijnders had had an argument with Defense Minister Adriaan Dijxhoorn who repeatedly went behind his back and conspired to keep from him the authority that was lawfully his during the state of war. During the short German campaign in the Netherlands, May 1940, General Reijnders' predictions about the airborne assault on airfields in Holland, the German breakthrough at Mill, as well as the viability of the IJssel Line and Grebbe Line were proven spot on.

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